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Friday 13 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ready to develop smartphone payment system in 2015
With 4G service subscribers accounting for 13% of Taiwan's overall telecom service users and the number of smartphone users in the country surpassing 13.5 million in 2014, Taiwan's...
Friday 13 March 2015
National Instrument transforms Taiwan office to independent company
National Instrument has announced it has transformed its branch office in Taiwan to become an independent company starting March and expects the company to achieve 20-40% on-year...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC expects M9 to be top-selling smartphone in flagship segment
The HTC One M9 will continue to rank as the top-selling flagship model among its peers in the Taiwan smartphone market, as did its predecessor the One M8, according to Jack Tong,...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects 4G user base to reach 2 million at beginning of 2Q15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) had 1.33 million 4G subscribers at the end of 2014 and expects the number to increase to two million at the beginning of the second quarter of 2015, according...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC to launch HTC One M9
HTC will launch its flagship smartphone, the HTC One M9, in the Taiwan market on March 16 at a recommended retail price of NT$21,900 (US$694) for 32GB and NT$23,900 for 64GB, according...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Development of Wi-Fi Only Phone service gaining momentum
The launch of Google's Nova project and Cablevision's Freewheel services will help push the deployment of Cable Wi-Fi as well as the implementation of Wi-Fi Only Phone and Wi-Fi First...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Sony Mobile Taiwan head refutes rumors of selling mobile business
Jonathan Lin, general manager of Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan, has re-stated that Sony does not have any plans to put its mobile device business unit up for sale, and will continue...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Automation equipment supplier Aurora sees 5% on-year growth in February revenues
Taiwan-based office automation machines and furniture distributor Aurora has announced consolidated revenues of NT$779 million (US$24.59 million) for February, down 21% on month,...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Taiwan market: LG launches mobile products for teenagers and children
LG Electronics has launched a new mid-range smartphone the LG AKA for the 10-18 age group and the KizOn smart bracelet for children in the Taiwan market.
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Digitimes Research: LG, Sony Mobile, Acer highlight entry-level, mid-range smartphones at MWC
In light of slowing sales of high-end smartphones, vendors including LG Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications and Acer all highlighted their new entry-level and mid-range models...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Pegatron February revenues up on year
Pegatron Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$69.28 billion (US$2.2 billion) for February, decreasing 41.31% on month but increasing 18.51% on year, and NT$187.33 billion...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Acer revenues fall in February
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.644 billion (US$652.82 million) for February 2015, representing a 9.09% drop on month and 15.64% drop on year.
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Asustek suffers revenues drop in February
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.79 billion (US$1.10 billion) for February 2015, decreasing 0.53% on month and 4.98% on year, and NT$69.76 billion for...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Chunghwa Telecom reports profit for February
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.74 billion (US$119 million) for February 2015, translating into net EPS of NT$0.94 for January-February.
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Taiwan market: Major smartphone brands to release new models soon
Competition in Taiwan's smartphone market is set to heat up in the coming quarter as major vendors including Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics and HTC all plan to introduce...